After a previous co-headlining tour with Mayhem back in January, Swedish black metal outfit Watain has announced a second leg of the trek, set to take place in November.

Featuring Rotting Christ as support, fans can expect another dose of wild blasphemy this winter. See below for all dates.

Watain will be touring in support of devastatingly awesome fifth full-length, "The Wild Hunt" (reviewed here), which was unleashed in 2013 worldwide via Century Media Records. The Black Metal Warfare tour part II will also be the final U.S. tour for "The Wild Hunt." Vocalist Erik comments:

"As with every album tour, it is always towards the end that the all the ingredients of our performances melt together properly and become most powerful. The Black Metal Warfare tour was a very special project for us and I am very pleased we get to end our Wild Hunt in the US with this second leg, with such a legendary package and in front of our ever faithful US militias!

"While Black Metal Warfare part II is of course a continuation of the first one, quite a few surprises can be expected, both in terms of the setlists as well as on the stage itself. All that is certain is that November shall wail and reek of burning, blistering, banging, bloody Black Metal War! A victorious ending before it's time to yet again embark on the ever winding paths into the great unknown..." More...

Although the Black Metal Warfare tour officially kicked off last night, fans unfortunately missed Mayhem in its full glory performing alongside Watain and Revenge. Mayhem issued this statement about missing a few shows at the start of the trek:

"Due to a visa delay, Mayhem is forced to cancel our shows in Philadelphia and Baltimore on the Black Metal Warfare tour.

"We are planning to join the tour in NYC. The Philly and Baltimore shows will continue with Watain and Revenge. 50% of the band is in New York awating the situation.

"It's out of our hands right now and we are working very hard to resolve it. Hope this will resort very soon! N.Y tomorrow is still happening." More...

"The band will be opening the show each night performing a chaotic 40 min set which will include songs from all past Revenge albums as well as the new song 'Desolation Insignia' off of the upcoming Season of Mist album to be released in 2015.

The organizers of the Blastfest have checked in with the following announcement about final band confirmations:

"The lineup announcements had to come to an end eventually and Blastfest has now revealed the final three bands for the main lineup. But that’s not to say what you see on the burgeoning Blastfest poster is all that’s happening. No, no, no, there will be more!

"There’s already a lineup that would bring tears to the eyes of even the toughest metalhead with bands such as Demilich, Satyricon, Decapitated, Paradise Lost, At The Gates & Moonsorrow... and just last week a cruise up the Norwegian fjords with live bands was announced as part of the first days festivities. We still have to hear more… the clinics, the stand up comedy, the exhibitions, and lots more have yet to be revealed!

"For now, let’s leave this here… Sweden’s Uppsala upstarts, the black metal powerhouse, the entity of its own who released possibly their best work to date just last year with ‘The Hunt’, yes, the mighty Watain have been announced as another Blastfest 2015 headliner. The festival has also welcomed Austria’s sickest death metal export Schrinec Plays Pungent Stench and Bergens blackened deaththrash horde Grimfist." More...

Hellfest Open Air takes places this weekend in Clisson, France and many great acts are set to appear. If you are unable to make the festival, then you can enjoy some of the bands via a live stream at this location. Click on the link and scroll to the bottom.

Among the acts set to be streamed (check out the link for the official "countdown" clock for each act):

This past Sunday (June 15th), the Swedish black metal tyrants in Watain returned to North America to deliver their infamous stage ceremony of blood, fire, and death.

During this special performance at the Brooklyn Bazaar, the band hurled pig's blood into the crowd, baptizing NY fans in filth as part of a Satanic ritual. The antics made it all the way to the lowest common denominator online tabloid TMZ. If you're willing to sully your Internet history by heading to that unfortunate website, you can see footage from the event over here.

While Watain's Brooklyn concert will be the trio's only U.S. appearance of 2014, the band promises to bring more uncompromising live shows back to the States soon. Fans abroad can catch Watain at various European festivals throughout the summer, where the band will be playing in support of fifth full-length, "The Wild Hunt" (reviewed here).

On Sunday, June 15th at the Brooklyn Bazaar, the Swedish black metal tyrants in Watain will descend upon New York, this time with their infamous stage show entirely uncompromised: expect a harsh and wild ceremony of blood, fire and death...

Presented by The Bunce Group, Brooklyn Bazaar, Blackened Music Series and Northside Festival, this special appearance will be Watain's only U.S. show this summer. Tickets can be purchased right here.

Watain will be playing in support of fifth full-length, "The Wild Hunt (see review here), which was unleashed last year worldwide via Century Media Records. Check out the video clip for "Outlaw" below. More...

Watain released the band's first ever music video for the track "Outlaw." The song appears on the latest album "The Wild Hunt," which is available now through His Master's Noise via Century Media Records (see review here).

The video is produced by Watain and Johan Bååth, who already directed the band's Opus Diaboli DVD in 2012. The band commented: "The 'Outlaw' video is a knife stab in the face of today's clean and witty metal scene and yet another step for us to bring back something real and extreme into this limping music movement."

First week results for Watain's "The Wild Hunt" (reviewed here) are now in. The black metal trio entered the national Swedish album chart at #1, the German chart at #18, and the USA Billboard Top 200 chart at #158.

As a special gift to dedicated fans, a free download of the b-side from the "All That May Bleed" 7" single is now available. Entitled "Play with the Devil," this b-side was originally recorded by the black/heavy metal band Taiwaz in 1988, in Watain's hometown of Uppsala (Gottfrid Åhman from In Solitude participates on solo guitar in Watain's version). To download "Play with the Devil," visit this location.

Front man Erik Danielsson comments: "It's always a special feeling to release an album with Watain; to let the levee break and have the hungry waters gush forth again, swallowing everything in its way. Hail to all of our supporters who gave the release of 'The Wild Hunt' the attention and dignity it deserves! See you on the long and winding road that now lies ahead of us."

For more info on the album, check out our recent interview with Erik over here. More...

Swedish black metallers Watain have released their new album, "The Wild Hunt" (reviewed here), today in North America. The entire album is now available for streaming online courtesy of the Century Media YouTube channel. Check out the stream below.

You can see Watain live in North America this coming October, along with Tribulation and In Solitude. Dates for the tour are available right here. For more information on "The Wild Hunt," also be sure to read our interview with the band at this location.

Watain's wild hunt starts now! The Swedish black metal trio will first unleash "The Wild Hunt" (reviewed here) this week in Sweden (August 14th) and Germany (August 16th), with the U.K. (August 19th), North America (August 20th), and the rest of the world following early next week.

Century Media recently conducted an interview with vocalist Erik Danielsson, which can be viewed below. You can also read our recent interview with Erik at this location.

For anxious fans in the USA, a special "bootleg" LP version of "The Wild Hunt" is now available before the North American street date in independent record stores (please visit this location to check availability). This exclusive LP features a simple white sleeve and stamp (hand-numbered, limited to 500 copies).

Watain will also be coming the U.S. for tour dates with In Solitude and Tribulation in October. Get the full details over here.

As was announced yesterday, In Solitude will be returning to North America this Fall with Watain and Tribulation.

This will be In Solitude's first North American tour since the Decibel Magazine tour in 2012, which also happened to feature Watain. The tour runs from October 8th through November 3rd and will be in support of the upcoming album "Sister."

The album is set for release to coincide with the dates and In Solitude fans will be able to find new music streaming online within the next few weeks. Updates, including new music, album art, and pre-order bundles, will be posted as they are made available.

In Solitude vocalist Pelle Ahman comments: "We are tremendously enthusiastic to announce that In Solitude are coming back to America and Canada in October. We are especially delighted to do this in the company of our great companions of Watain and Tribulation. It is our great pleasure to take part in this grand malady. We can't wait to arrive and let it steal another sky from our eyes. See you in October." More...

With the release of their forthcoming full-length, "The Wild Hunt" drawing near (review coming soon), Swedish black metallers Watain are now ready to announce their first North American tour in support of the album.

Featuring In Solitude and Tribulation as support, this month-long headlining trek (aptly named "The Wild Hunt North America") showcases some of Sweden's finest metal from coast to coast. See below for all upcoming dates.

Watain comments: "Starting the first full tour for 'The Wild Hunt' in North America seems quite appropriate, considering how many severe experiences and sleepless nights that country has bestowed upon us while riding through its strange wilderness...A thousand years and a thousand deaths have passed since we last visited the States, so prepare yourself to face something very, very old and very, very hungry. Deformed from both victory and defeat, distorted by a constant influx of powers residing beyond the borders of this world, we now return to join forces with our ever loyal US supporters. With us we will have two acts that have the capacity of transforming the audience into one big open wound before we go on stage, ready then to receive the lethal yet illuminating venom of Watain." More...

Swedish black metallers Watain have teamed up with Decibel Magazine to give fans a white-on-black flexi disc for the exclusive cover song "Fuck Off, We Murder" (made famous by GG Allin). The track is now also available for streaming online courtesy of Metalsucks.net. Give it a listen below.

Watain comments: "Driven by an inner fire and a genuine contempt for society and all its particles, GG Allin lived and died as a true rock n roll outlaw, and is to this day an inspiration for anyone to whom conformity and authority are things that must be fought and eliminated, not only by words but by action."

The flexi disc for "Fuck Off, We Murder" will be available for subscribers only in Decibel's September issue (out in August). "Fuck Off, We Murder" comes from the recording sessions of "The Wild Hunt," Watain's upcoming album due out August 20th in North America. More...

In anticipation of the album's release, Swedish black metallers Watain are now unleashing yet another new track from forthcoming full-length, "The Wild Hunt," which is due out August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America.

Latest single "The Child Must Die" can now be heard in the player below, courtesy of Stereogum.com.

Watain also comments: "'The Child Must Die' is a song of sorrow and liberation, of the sacrifices that the path of adversity requires. Musically it shows yet another side of 'The Wild Hunt,' being more Heavy Metal-rooted perhaps than 'All That May Bleed.'"

Swedish black metallers Watain are set to release their new album, "The Wild Hunt," on August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America through the band's own label His Master's Noise via Century Media Records.

Produced once again by Tore Stjerna at his Necromorbus studio in Alvik (Sweden), "The Wild Hunt" is a sonic and lyrical tour-de-force that explores Watain's roots. The Wild Hunt will be released worldwide in the following formats (see below for details): More...

Swedish black metallers Watain have teamed up with Decibel Magazine to give fans a white-on-black flexi disc for the exclusive cover song "Fuck Off, We Murder" (made famous by GG Allin).

This track will only be available in Decibel's September issue (out in August), and it comes from the recording sessions of "The Wild Hunt," the band's upcoming album due out August 20th in North America. The disc won't be included with issues on newstands and will only be made available to subscribers, although the track is likely to make its way online before long.

For a preview of Watain's new album, "The Wild Hunt," be sure to check out the first single, "All That May Bleed" at this location. The following press release was also issued about the album:

"Produced once again by Tore Stjerna at his Necromorbus studio in Alvik (Sweden), The Wild Hunt is a sonic and lyrical tour-de-force that explores Watain's roots, such as Bathory and Dissection, while also remaining truly unique. Having lost none of their integrity, Watain continues to push the boundaries of the scene with their fifth full-length, refusing to compromise their sound and vision. Amid the tracks teeming with the band's classic sound, The Wild Hunt also features clean vocals (a first for the trio!) which, as front-man Erik puts it, '...is just us being brutally personal and honest. It shows another important facet of the Watain world.' As this new album will soon prove, Watain truly lives in a world all their own."

Swedish black metal act Watain posted a lyric video for the new track "All That May Bleed." The song appears on the upcoming release "The Wild Hunt," which is due out August 19th (EU) and August 20th (North America) via Century Media Records.

The album's first single is now available in the following formats: Black 7" vinyl (limited to 2,000 copies worldwide), Red 7" vinyl with sticker (only available from wolfwear.net and limited to 500 copies worldwide), *7" Picture disc (limited to 500 copies worldwide from CM Distro) and via digital download from iTunes.